'non-bauxitic' originates from English, composed of the prefix 'non-' and the adjective 'bauxitic', where 'non-' meant 'not' and 'bauxitic' derives from 'bauxite' (named after the French locality 'Les Baux').

'bauxite' entered scientific usage from French 'bauxite' (named after Les Baux, a place in Provence) in the early 19th century; English formed the adjective 'bauxitic' by adding the suffix '-ic' to 'bauxite', and later the prefix 'non-' was attached to produce 'non-bauxitic'.

Initially, 'bauxitic' referred to material containing or characteristic of bauxite; 'non-bauxitic' has meant 'not containing bauxite' since it was coined and has remained a technical negative form.